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Thursday, April 3, Butterflies, Wildflowers, and Rain

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:26:01 +0000

Allan Trently, the new natural areas manager for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) came over yesterday to look at butterflies on the Ross Forest natural areas and in Walker Branch State Natural Area. The weather was not much better for butterflies than for bicyclists, but we did see a few and some interesting wildflowers.

Gemmed Satyr

Tiger Swallowtail

Spring Cress

Fire Pink

Primrose-leaved Violet

Smooth Rock Cress

Richard Rogers showed us around the Walker Branch area. He says this may be the foundation of one of the first silos in Hardin County.

This may have been a smokehouse

Pine trees are starting to grow

This bird carving has been on a Beech tree in front of the cabin as long as I can remember.

It has rained so much our bikes are probably rusting and our shorts and jerseys are molding. If it rains again tonight and tomorrow as predicted the creek is going to get out of the banks. Maybe someday we will get back on the trails to ride or at least do some construction work.

John

March 29

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:23:42 +0000

Dr. Rogers had a run in with his horse Saturday. He had better get back to mountain biking before he gets hurt.

Ross Forests State Natural Area presentation 3/26/08

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:57:44 +0000

Reggie Reeves came today from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to tour the Sugar Camp Hollow and Chalybeate Spring Natural Area and present us with a certificate for registering with the program. Allen Trendly the new manager for our regions’ natural areas came with him. They especially enjoyed seeing the Beaked Trout Lilies and Virginia Bluebells in bloom.